The records of the Hunter's Store document the operations of a family blacksmith and then general store, 1840's - 1920's, in Pendleton, South Carolina. The records were donated by Gaillard Hunter in 1964 and one ledger was added by purchase in 2024. They were formerly cataloged as 64-1.
The records include the certificate of corporation from the state of South Carolina for the Pendleton Canning Factory, May 31, 1890 and an account book of the Pendleton Canning Factory containing the constitution and by-laws, members, records of certificate of stock and accounts.
The collection contains four items: a "minute" book which contains the constitution, by-laws and minutes of the meetings of the Pendleton Cornet Band from 1876-1878; The Pendleton Cornet cash book from 1876-1890; a negative of a picture of the Pendleton Cornet Band Wagon; and a copy of a May 27, 1962 newsclipping about the band from the Anderson Independent.
The Pendleton Farmers' Society was organized on June 12, 1815, as the "Farmers Society of Pendleton District"; its first president was Thomas Pinckney, Jr. The Pendleton Farmers' Society's original building, the Pendleton Farmers' Hall located on the square in Pendleton, South Carolina, is considered to be the oldest farmers' hall in the United States.
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Ten ledger/account/notebooks with dates and names of persons having accounts for years 1864-1880; cotton notes and sales; fertilizer account sales; legal papers; bills of lading and shipping; miscellaneous advertisements.
